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Choosing Plants For Sloping Areas - What Plants Grow On Slopes

Choosing Plants For Sloping Areas - What Plants Grow On Slopes
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  • Brian Casey

Some plants that work well on slopes include:

  1. What should I plant on a slope ground cover?
  2. What can you plant on a hillside to control erosion?
  3. How do you grow plants on a steep slope?
  4. What can I plant on embankment?
  5. What ground cover will choke out weeds?
  6. What is the best low maintenance ground cover?
  7. What are the 10 best plants for erosion control?
  8. How do you stabilize sandy slope?
  9. What are the best plants for a hillside?
  10. How can you prevent erosion on a steep slope?
  11. How do I keep weeds off my slope?

What should I plant on a slope ground cover?

Steep, sunny slopes are perfect for perennials such as daylilies, creeping phlox, lamb's ears, stonecrop and a variety of ornamental grasses. A number of woody plants can also serve as good groundcovers, especially creeping juniper, fragrant sumac, bearberry, and Russian arborvitae.

What can you plant on a hillside to control erosion?

Here's what you can do to strengthen a hilly landscape:

How do you grow plants on a steep slope?

Follow these steps when planting trees and shrubs on a slope.

  1. Step 1: Build Terrace. ...
  2. Step 2: Plant Tree or Shrub. ...
  3. Step 3: Create Berm to Hold Water. ...
  4. Step 4: Apply Mulch. ...
  5. Step 5: Water Plant. ...
  6. Step 6: Monitor Plant.

What can I plant on embankment?

When it comes to selecting plants for your embankment, you have two options – ground cover (plants that remain short but spread quickly) or shrubbery and small trees. Ground covers I like to use include Japanese Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis), Periwinkle (Vinca minor) and Lily turf (Liriope muscari).

What ground cover will choke out weeds?

Golden creeping Jenny is also called moneywort. The 'Aurea' cultivar is an ideal ground cover for suppressing weeds.
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Low-Maintenance, Weed-Abating, Perennial Ground Covers.

nameRed Creeping Thyme
water requirementsdry
sun needsfull sun
zones3-9

What is the best low maintenance ground cover?

The Best Low-Maintenance Ground Covers for Your Garden

What are the 10 best plants for erosion control?

How do you stabilize sandy slope?

SOIL AMENDMENTS, SUCH AS TOPSOIL, CLAY, MUCK, AND PEAT INCORPORATED INTO THE SAND, PLUS SEEDING; OR MULCHING COMBINED WITH SEEDING; OR SPRIGGING HAVE BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY BY SEVERAL STATES TO STABILIZE SAND EMBANKMENTS.

What are the best plants for a hillside?

Deep-rooted plants, such as prairie plants, hold their own on even the steepest slope. Ornamental grasses, ground cover roses and shrubs (including shrub roses with a sprawling growth habit) work well in hillside and slope planting. Native plants are nearly always an excellent choice.

How can you prevent erosion on a steep slope?

Five Ways To Stop Erosion On A Hillside

  1. 1) Build A Garden Terrace. Preventing soil erosion on a hillside is a steep challenge. ...
  2. 3) Use Sandbags As Diversions. You can't necessarily fight nature, but you can certainly try to channel and divert it. ...
  3. 5) Use Geotextiles Or Erosion Control Blankets.

How do I keep weeds off my slope?

Accessibility on steep slopes makes weed control more difficult than on flat land. Instead of planting every square inch of soil on a slope, you can plant ground cover plants that quickly fill in the slope, leaving no room for weeds to grow.

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